Coffee Break
"Where Are You
Looking?"
"Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait
for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me." Micah 7:7
Do you know why we get discouraged? Do you
know why we get fearful? Do you know why we start murmuring and
complaining? Do you know why we get discontent? It's because of
where we are looking! When the Israelites looked at the giants that were
in the land, they got fearful. When Peter looked at the winds and waves,
he began to sink. When Lot's wife looked at the destruction of Sodom and
Gomorrah, she became a pillar of stone. When the Israelite army looked at
the size of Goliath, their hearts sank in fear.
When we look at what we don't have instead of what we do have, we
become ungrateful and begin to complain. The Israelites looked at the
meat they didn't have and complained against God instead of looking at the manna
that He was sending them each day. When we look at our problem instead of
looking to the "hills from whence cometh our help", we become fearful and
faithless. When we look at the situation instead of looking to God, doubt
and discouragement will come in. When we look at the mountain, we lose
faith and give up.
When you read some of the writings of David in the Psalms, you'll read
words of complaint and petition. He'll say such things as- my enemies
pursue me, they are stronger than I am, they are out to get me, my soul is cast
down, I am in distress, my strength is gone, etc. But don't stop
there he always goes on to say- but the Lord is my helper, I will put my trust
and faith in the Lord, the Lord will show me the way to take, He shall destroy
my enemies, He is on my side. This is what I like must about David-
one minute he may be acknowledging his problem, but the next minute he
is acknowledging the power and provision of His God. You can
tell when he turns from the problem to faith in God- there seems to be a
'dividing line'. Do you know what the difference was? He
stopped looking in one direction and started looking in another. He
stopped looking at his problem and started looking at God (his problem solver,
the One who was greater than his problem, the One who was able to handle his
problem).
Where are you looking this morning- at the storm, at the giants, at the
mountain, at the impossibility of the situation? Are you looking at the
great I Am, the Healer, the Deliverer, the Redeemer, the Supplier? Where
you look will determine if you are defeated or have victory. Where
you look will either make you grateful or ungrateful, fearful or full
of faith, discouraged or encouraged, depressed or at peace. It all
boils down to what you are looking at- God or the problem.
Have a great day. What are you looking at?
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Lorraine Ezell
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